Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | perl security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2008:0522 | First vendor Publication | 2008-06-11 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2008-06-11 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated perl packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Description: Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and Web programming. A flaw was found in Perl's regular expression engine. A specially crafted regular expression with Unicode characters could trigger a buffer overflow, causing Perl to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Perl. (CVE-2008-1927) Users of perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 443928 - CVE-2008-1927 perl: heap corruption by regular expressions with utf8 characters |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0522.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10579 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10579 | ||
| Title: | Double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. NOTE: this issue might only be present on certain operating systems. | ||
| Description: | Double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. NOTE: this issue might only be present on certain operating systems. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1927 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20069 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20069 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1556-2 perl - denial of service | ||
| Description: | It has been discovered that the Perl interpreter may encounter a buffer overflow condition when compiling certain regular expressions containing Unicode characters. This also happens if the offending characters are contained in a variable reference protected by the \Q...\E quoting construct. When encountering this condition, the Perl interpreter typically crashes, but arbitrary code execution cannot be ruled out. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1556-2 CVE-2008-1927 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | perl |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22433 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22433 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:0522: perl security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. NOTE: this issue might only be present on certain operating systems. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:0522-01 CVE-2008-1927 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | perl |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8071 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8071 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1556 perl -- heap buffer overflow | ||
| Description: | It has been discovered that the Perl interpreter may encounter a buffer overflow condition when compiling certain regular expressions containing Unicode characters. This also happens if the offending characters are contained in a variable reference protected by the \Q...\E quoting construct. When encountering this condition, the Perl interpreter typically crashes, but arbitrary code execution cannot be ruled out. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1556 CVE-2008-1927 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | perl |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-05-12 | Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001 File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2009-001.nasl |
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for Perl File : nvt/sles10_perl.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for Perl File : nvt/sles9p5033700.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for perl MDVSA-2008:100 (perl) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_100.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for perl RHSA-2008:0522-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0522-01_perl.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for perl CESA-2008:0522 centos3 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0522_perl_centos3_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for perl CESA-2008:0522 centos3 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0522_perl_centos3_x86_64.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for perl CESA-2008:0522 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0522_perl_centos4_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for perl CESA-2008:0522 centos4 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0522_perl_centos4_x86_64.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for perl FEDORA-2008-3392 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3392_perl_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for perl FEDORA-2008-3399 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3399_perl_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-01-20 | Name : Ubuntu USN-700-2 (perl) File : nvt/ubuntu_700_2.nasl |
| 2008-12-29 | Name : Ubuntu USN-700-1 (perl) File : nvt/ubuntu_700_1.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200805-17 (perl libperl) File : nvt/glsa_200805_17.nasl |
| 2008-04-30 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1556-2 (perl) File : nvt/deb_1556_2.nasl |
| 2008-04-30 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1556-1 (perl) File : nvt/deb_1556_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 44588 | Perl UTF8 Character Handling Double-free DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20080611_perl_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-27 | Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : vmware_VMSA-2008-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_perl-080715.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-700-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-700-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-100.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-02-13 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2009-001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_perl-5444.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_perl-5443.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-16 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-12 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-22 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200805-17.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-3399.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-3392.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-04-28 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1556.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:51:44 |
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